Card holder



y 2, 1930. F. c. DIVEN 1,770,914

CARD HOLDER Original Filed May 51, 1928 INVENTOR K fieder/c/V gvfy ATTORNEY Patented July 22, 1930' rnEnEnIcKc. Divan, on SEATTLE, ASH NGTON CARD HOLDER Application filed ma 31, 1928 Seria1 No. 231,744, Renewed s 24, 1930.

The objects of my invention, stated in gen-- 'eral terms, are, to provide a holder for price cards or display matter which'may be detach ably'mounted to the top rim of a can-such asis 5 commonly used as a container ior merchandisc; and, to ailord such a device of this character which is exceedingly simple in construction and of a form which is convenient n,

packing for marketing use.

In the accompanying drawing Figure Tie a perspective of tl1l6VlC coniplete;

and handling for Fi 2 a view of the same as mounted on a 7 z: a J can and supporting a card, thedotted linesbeing designedto more clearly indicate the positions of the holder and the card relative to the top rim of the can;

Fig. 3, aside elevation of the same, said 29 can being shown partly in cross section and broken away; and,

Fig. 4, a top view of the same, the can also being brolienpaway;

The device, in the embodiment shown, is.

1 bent from a single piece of resilient wire and consists of a CSIltIfil'CELld-llOlCllllQ loop 1, a card-supporting loop 2,- disposed on either side thereof, and a pair of hooks 3, extend slightly beyond the first-named loop and 30 being formed at the free ends of the wire. Said loops are located in the same plane, and the bight of each ofthehooks extends beyond the bight of the first-named loop. The hooksare adapted to engage the top edge and inner as 4. The hooks are preferably bent so that when thus mounted on the can they converge toward the longitudinal axis of the vcan, to;

better accommodate themselves to the curvature of the rim, as indicated in Fig. l.

The standard cans of a certain type cm ployed in putting up canned goods each have an upper rim substantially of theform shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and as it may be noted said rim'projects outwardly. hen the device is hooked to the rim the loop 1 bears against the rim, exerting a clamping effect on the hoolts as they embrace the rim and also forcing the loops 2 against and into gripping engagement with the adjacent side of the can, the

portion of the can rim, said rim being denoted hooks and each of the three loops thus cooperating in securely holding. the device to the can, the loop '1 particularly providing the requisite tension therefor.

In utilizlng the holder, the card 5 1s placed .withinthe cardholder, and is obviously supported laterally by the card-supporting loops, then the device is attached to andmain? tai'ned on the cam as heretofore described. When securedto the can in this manner, the

card-holding loopinconspicuous in itself 1 is virtually the only part ofthe holder which will be readilytobservable from the front of the card, as is apparentin 2. When the card is thus put'in display position it is securely clamped between the card-holding .loop and the rim, as particularly indicated in Fig. .4.

Should it be desired to display the cardso that its top-edge will be disposed below said rim, it may, as is'evident, be placed between the holder and the adjacent periphery of the can, the loops holding it in the position thus placed, or twocardsmay be displayed ly located bight portion and an open end, a card-supporting loop disposed on either side of said end, each having a side portion extending toward the bight portion, said parts being located in the'same plane,-and a rimeembra'cing hook projecting from each side portion and slightly beyond the bight portion, each hook being located in a plane tioned plane.

substantially perpendicular to the first-men- 2. A cardholder for can rims, bent from a single piece of spring wire to form at its center .loop having substantially straight sides, the portionsof the wire on' each side of the center being formed into a loop, each including one of said sides and'i'a second and similar side substantially parallel vthere- I With, said loops lying in approximately the same plane, and an open hook formed at the free end of each of the second sides and lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the first-mentioned plane. a

3. In combination with a can having an upstanding rim, a card holder, made of resilient material and detachably mounted on said can, comprising a card-holding loop, a cardsupporting loop, disposedon either side of the card-holding loop and engageable With the outer periphery of the can, each cardsupportin loop having a side portion terminating in a hook embracing said rim, the loops being disposed in the same plane and the hooks each in a plane substantially perpendicular-to the first-named plane, and a display card mounted in the second mentioned loops and bearing on said rim, the

card-holding loop exerting a compressive force on said card in its contact With the rim for retaining the card in display position in the card holder, and the card, in cooperation with the rim, forcing the card-holding loop outwardly.

- FREDERICK C. DIVEY. 

